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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Grease (1978) - Part (4) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Grease (1978) - Part (4) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Grease (1978).
About the movie:
Good girl Sandy and greaser Danny fell in love over the summer. But when they unexpectedly discover they're now in the same high school, will they be able to rekindle their romance?
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Grease (1978)?
a.
At one point in the movie, the girls sing "Bye Bye Bye," which was a hit song by NSync. This was an inside joke referencing the well-publicized romance between NSync member Justin Timberlake and Britney Spears.
b.
Besides Ethan Hunt, Luther Stickel (
Ving Rhames
) is the only character to appear in all three films.
c.
The classic "clank" was made by
Brad Fiedel
by hitting a microphone with a cast iron skillet.
d.
Despite the fact that
Laserblast
is predominantly known as
Eddie Deezen
s acting debut,
Grease
was filmed first.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Grease (1978)?
a.
The films setting is Colombia. However, the film was shot extensively in Mexico, as filming in Colombia was deemed to be too dangerous by the producers due to real-life rebel attacks and kidnappings in mountain and jungle regions of that country.
b.
The film was shot in 7 days.
c.
Jeff Conaway
once played Danny Zuko on Broadway.
d.
Edna Glovers scene as the Vulcan Kholinahr Master was filmed with her speaking English. Only later were Vulcan words (invented by
James Doohan
) recorded over the original dialogue. The phonetics of the Vulcan words were chosen to closely follow the original English script so that her lips would seem to move correctly, and English subtitles were inserted with the phrasing reworded so the change would not be obvious. For example, when the subtitles say "Our ancestors cast out their animal passions on these very sands" her lips are clearly saying "Spock, on these sands our ancestors cast out their animal passions." Other examples are "Your thoughts... give them to me" subtitle versus "Spock... give me your thoughts" actual and "Your human blood is touched by it, Spock" subtitle versus "It stirs your human half, Spock" actual.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Grease (1978)?
a.
Almost the entire cast are stars of Broadway musicals (most notably
Angela Lansbury
and
Jerry Orbach
), and Disney intended it that way, hoping that a theatrical backer could finance a future stage version of the film.
b.
Randal Kleiser
shot a scene of Kenickie and Rizzo getting into a heated argument, which explained their attitude towards each other in the diner scene (where Rizzo threw the malt at Kenickie). The fight scene was cut because it didnt match the tone of the rest of the film; it was much grittier, described by one crew member as "looking like something
Martin Scorsese
might have directed."
c.
This movie was the first of two pictures starring
Charles Bronson
that were released during 1987. This film was first released in the USA at the beginning of the year (in January) whilst
Death Wish 4: The Crackdown
premiered in November.
d.
Before all the neighbors go over for a friendly chat,
Carrie Fisher
says "Before someone falls off a roof or sets themselves on fire." Both happen after this scene, Rumsfield falls off his roof and Ray sets himself on fire.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Grease (1978)?
a.
John H. Groberg
really did isolate himself to study the Bible for four days in order to improve his Tongan. In reality, he studied in the bush instead of on the beach.
b.
Mazillis pet rooster was named "Angelo".
c.
One of the session drummers for the recording session was
Cubby OBrien
, one of the original Mouseketeers on TVs
The Mickey Mouse Club
.
d.
Director of Photography
Jeff Cronenweth
s sister,
Christie Cronenweth
appears in the film as the airline check-in attendant who tells the Narrator he is three hours early for his flight.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Grease (1978)?
a.
Morris Chestnut
:
b.
Ethan Hunt makes references to Lake Wanaka. Lake Wanaka is a lake in the South Island of New Zealand, which
Tom Cruise
visited while in New Zealand filming
The Last Samurai
. He liked the place so much that he included it in this film.
c.
The original Broadway production of "Grease" opened at the Eden Theater on February 14, 1972 and ran for 3388 performances breaking the previous record set by "Fiddler on the Roof". This production was also nominated for a 1972 Tony Award for Best Musical. The original Broadway production is the thirteenth longest running show ever.
d.
The original poster for this film was pulled due to the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center. The poster showed the pre-attack NY skyline, including the intact WTC and was felt to be inappropriate.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Grease (1978)?
a.
Billy Bob Thornton
,
Kim Basinger
and
Winona Ryder
are shown dining at Spagos in the movie. This Spagos was located on Sunset Boulevard in West Hollywood, and is completely different from the Spagos which currently exists in Beverly Hills (as of 2010).
b.
At test screenings, several members of the audience were unaware that the film was a work of fiction and became outraged that
Anthony Spadaccini
would exploit someones real-life HIV status for entertainment purposes.
c.
Near the end of the film, Bonnie (
Jean Arthur
) says to Geoff (
Cary Grant
), "Im hard to get, Geoff, all you have to do is ask me." This line would, of course, be more famously re-utilized by director
Howard Hawks
and screenwriter
Jules Furthman
in their later film,
To Have and Have Not
, spoken this time by Slim (
Lauren Bacall
) to Steve (
Humphrey Bogart
).
d.
Stockard Channing
was not the first choice for the role of Rizzo;
Lucie Arnaz
was allegedly dropped from consideration when her mother,
Lucille Ball
, called Paramount and said, "I used to own that studio; my daughters not doing a screen test!" (Ball actually owned the studio Desilu which was bought by Paramount). The part went to Channing when the casting director remembered seeing her with Lucie in the play, "Vanities" at the Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles (the third member of the cast was
Sandy Duncan
).
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Grease (1978)?
a.
In "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas",
Judy Garland
refused to sing the grim original line, "Have yourself a merry little Christmas, it may be your last" to little
Margaret OBrien
. The line was dropped from the final version of the song.
b.
The 1935 musical play of
Billy Rose
s "Jumbo", on which this film was based, was the final stage presentation at New York Citys venerable Hippodrome Theatre, which was torn down to make room for a parking lot. The show opened on November 16, 1935 and ran for 233 performances.
c.
"Hopelessly Devoted To You" was written and recorded after the movie had wrapped. The producers felt they needed a strong ballad and had
Olivia Newton-John
come back to film her singing this song. This song ended up receiving an Academy Award nomination.
d.
Sir
Alec Guinness
filmed his cameo in just a day.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Grease (1978)?
a.
Filmed in 1970 as "Night Of The Dark Full Moon" (from Famous Monsters #190
John Carradine
retrospective Part III).
b.
Jeff Conaway
stated in an episode of
Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew
that while filming the scene/song "Greased Lightning" he was dropped by his fellow cast members and injured his back leading to his addiction to prescription painkillers.
c.
When Flint is in his lab "visualizing" with the 3-D holographic images, hes wearing glasses with red and blue lenses. These glasses are very cheap to make and were most commonly used with comic books. Movies such as
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
use a different form of 3-D technology that uses "polarized" rather than colored lenses.
d.
Cochrane asks La Forge, "Dont you people in the 24th Century ever pee?" This is a reference to the fact that toilets are never shown in the series.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Grease (1978)?
a.
In the scene where
Julie Christie
slaps
Rod Steiger
, Steiger slaps her back. Steiger slapping her back was not in the script or discussed during filming, Steiger did it only during filming and the stunned reaction of Christie was genuine. When
Rod Steiger
kisses
Julie Christie
for the first time, her struggling and surprise is genuine because Steiger deliberately French kissed her, sticking his tongue into her mouth.
b.
Randal Kleiser
felt the stream of consciousness lyrics
Barry Gibb
wrote for the opening theme were quite out of place and inappropriate for the light and fun movie he was making. But with Barry Gibb and his Bee Gee Brothers riding high with the
Robert Stigwood
organization from the
Saturday Night Fever
success and Kleiser being a young upstart director, he felt he had no clout to ask for any changes.
c.
None of the original Martian war machines exist today. They were made out of copper, and after production, they were reportedly donated to a Boy Scout copper drive.
d.
This photoplay was reviewed in the New York Times under the title LOOSE ANKLES (21 November 1926).
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Grease (1978)?
a.
The two actors who played the Chicago auctioneer and his assistant,
Les Tremayne
and
Olan Soule
, succeeded each other as the lead on the popular radio show "Mr. First Nighter," during the 1930s and 1940s.
b.
The idea of dancing with a clothes tree had been suggested to Astaire earlier by
Hermes Pan
.
c.
Shooting started in late May 1947 and took 3 months. The film opened in November of that year to overwhelming critical favor.
d.
Rydell High is a reference to teen idol
Bobby Rydell
who had a million selling hit with "Swingin School" in 1960.
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